Estimate my move

Storage Floor Area Screening Calculator

Screen storage floor area using packed volume, your chosen stacking height and a separately measured aisle, without promising item fit.

MoveDayPlan Editorial Updated

Your move

Range: 0–100,000 cu ft

Range: 0.1–20 ft

Range: 0–100 ft

Range: 0–100 ft

Range: 0–10,000 sq ft

Reset

Choose inputs that match your quote or inventory

Use packed volume without an aisle already added. Choose a realistic stacking height from the actual items and provider instructions; the tool does not decide what can safely support another box. Measure the aisle you want to reserve, then add genuinely additional unusable corners or columns in the final field. For non-stackable pieces, remove their volume from the first field and enter their full measured footprint once as reserved area; do not count them in both places.

Area screen = packed cu ft ÷ usable stacking ft + aisle length × aisle width + other reserved sq ft

Worked scenario — replace these assumptions

Conditional example inputs, October 22, 2026
Input assumptionExample value
Packed volume excluding an access aisle 350 cu ft
Chosen usable stacking height 5 ft
Reserved aisle length 10 ft
Reserved aisle width 2 ft
Other reserved or unusable floor space 5 sq ft
Results from the displayed formula; money is USD
Calculated resultExample output
Estimated floor area screen 95 sq ft
Theoretical storage footprint 70 sq ft
Separately reserved aisle 20 sq ft
Other reserved area 5 sq ft

Limits and rounding

Volume / chosen height assumes uniform safe stacking and is only a mathematical screen. Actual items, doorways, room shape and permitted stacking govern layout. Aisle is actual length × width, not a universal percentage. Do not double-count an aisle already included in volume. No zero height allowed.

Does a 100 sq ft result mean a 10 × 10 unit fits?

No. Equal area can have different shapes, door openings and useful layouts. A long sofa, non-stackable items or a narrow approach can make a nominal unit unsuitable. Sketch the measured footprint before selecting a unit; this calculation is only a first screen.

Are the default prices or quantities verified for my move?

No. They illustrate the calculation. Replace them with your written quote, measured inventory and applicable terms. Save the input values with your planning worksheet so another person can reproduce the result.

Apply this calculation

Sources checked October 22, 2026. Provider specifications apply only to the equipment described. Model defaults and allowances are planning assumptions, not measured inventory or market prices.

Related tools & guides